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Fancy Pelargoniums, 6 varieties : 1st, Mr. James, 
who staged some very fine examples, averaging 3 ft. 
to 3£ ft. in diameter, finely grown and admirably 
dowered, the varieties being Mrs. Hart, Mrs. 
Graham, Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Morelia, The Shah, 
very fine, and Princess Tech. 2nd, Mr. Weir.— 
4 varieties, not in commerce : 1st, Mr. C. Turner, 
Royal Nursery, Slough, who staged some very pro¬ 
mising new varieties, viz., Insulaire, lower petals 
stained purple on a pale ground, chestnut-maroon 
upper petals, and bold white throat, very fine and 
distinct; Tliurio, deep reddish-cerise, dashed with 
purple, and large white throat; Placida, large 
purplish-rose flowers, each petal having a wire-edge 
of white, flowers of great size and first quality, dis¬ 
tinct and good; and Jannette, violet-rose lower 
petals, chestnut-maroon top petals, large white 
throat, very tine. 
Decorative Pelargoniums, 18 varieties; 1st, 
Messrs. J. and J. Hayes, Lower Edmonton, who 
showed Duchess of Bedford, Queen Yictoria, 
Princess Helena, Digby Grand, Prince of Orange, 
Rosetta, Prince of Wales, Bridal Bouquet, Magenta 
Queen, Prince of Pelargoniums, Dr. Masters, Alice, 
Duchess of Edinburgh, Baltic, Captain Raikes, La 
Patrie, Lord Derby, and Triumphans—a very 
attractive and well selected lot, adapted to serve 
the purpose of decorative plants. There was no 
other competitor in this class, while in that for 12 
varieties of the same character there was no com¬ 
petition.—4 varieties, not in commerce : 1st, Messrs. 
J. and J. Hayes, with Le Grand, Sultana, Prince of 
Orange, and Magenta Queen, all bright and taking 
forms. These classes afforded the market growers 
a good opportunity of showing what beautiful plants 
they can produce in a 5-in. pot, and it is much to 
be regretted there were not more competitors. 
Zonal Pelargoniums, 9 varieties, florists’ class: 
1st, Mr. Catlin, gardener to Mrs. Lermitte, Finchley, 
whose plants were most admirably grown, averaging 
3 ft. in diameter, and freely flowered; they consisted 
of Agnes Emily (Catlin), Laura (Pearson), a very 
fine salmon; Remus (Postans), CEnone (Denny), a 
very bright pale scarlet; Miss Strachan (Pearson), 
deep salmon, very good; Titania (Denny), Maud 
(Pearson), and Heather Bell (Denny), a charming 
pink.—6 varieties, florists’ class, not in commerce : 
1st, Dr. Denny, Stoke Newington, with finely 
bloomed and well-grown examples of the following 
seedlings of his own raising :—Correggio, deep cerise 
dashed with violet, large bold pips of fine shape ; 
Sunbeam, rich orange-scarlet, perfect form, and very 
striking; Manfred, very bright pale soft scarlet, 
a soft and striking shade of colour, a flower of 
great refinement and exquisite form ; Ouida, 
deep purplish-cerise, fine pips; Dante, violet-pink, 
a fine glow of colour; and Madonna, pale bright pink, 
fine stout well-formed pip. 2nd, Mr. J. R. Pearson, 
Chilwell Nurseries, Nottingham, with unnamed 
seedlings lacking the finish of the foregoing. This is 
always a most interesting class, as it affords the 
raisers an opportunity to put forth their powers.— 
9 varieties, decorative class: 1st, Mr. Catlin, with 
some grand and most effective specimens, the 
finest group in the show, consisting of large 
and well-grown examples of Mrs. Turner, Colonel 
Wright, Mrs. Huish, Charles Burrows, Rev. A. 
Atkinson, Rebecca, Lucy Bosworth, Thomas 
Adams, and John Gibbons. 2nd, Mr. Weir.—4 
varieties, decorative class, not in commerce : 1st, 
Mr. Catlin, who showed Nancy Lee, Fanny Catlin, 
and Edith Mary, all salmons, and John Tullett, light 
scarlet, apparently all of a vigorous growth, and 
with large crowded trusses.—18 varieties, in 6-inch 
pots : 1st, Mr. Catlin, with Heather Bell, Mrs. Pear¬ 
son, John Gibbons, Dorothea, Rev. A. Atkinson, 
Titania, very fine; Lizzie Brooks, fine; Clio, Lady 
Eva Campbell, a very distinct salmon; Gnome, 
Majestic, Lady Byron, and Ophelia. 3rd, Mr. J. 
Weir.-—18 variegated: 1st, Mr. Meadmore, Romford; 
2nd, Mr. Burley, Brentwood. Both collections were 
indifferently coloured.—8 double-flowered, new dwarf 
type : 1st, Mr. Catlin, the sorts being Louis Buchner 
(Sisley), salmon; Eugene Bandouin, pink; Sylphide 
(Sisley), rose; Jacobma, scarlet; Henri Buerier, 
salmon; Noernie, rose; Madame Ame'lie Baltet, 
white; and Wonderful, scarlet; they were neat 
plants, rather small, but fairly bloomed. 2nd, Mr. 
Meadmore.—4 double-flowered, dwarf, not in com¬ 
merce : 1st, Mr. J. R. Pearson, for unnamed seedlings 
of no conspicuous merit.—-None of the classes for one 
zonal variety not in commerce brought out anything 
worthy of an award, except that for the dwarf 
double-flowered, in which Mr. H. Cannell, Swanley, 
took a 1st prize, for one named Jules Simon. 
Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums, 8 hybrid varieties: 
2nd, Mr. J. George, Putney Heath, in whose group 
were St. George, Gem, Progress, Argus, Nemesis, 
Diadem, and Duchess of Edinburgh.—4 hybrid 
varieties, not in commerce : 1st, M. Victor Lemoine, 
Nancy; the varieties were A. F. Barron, Mdlle. 
Emile Galle', Mdlle. Adrienne Barat, and Madame 
Perle, all very good.—The best hybrid Ivy-leaf not 
in commerce came from M. Jean Sisley, of Lyons, 
and was named La France; it was quite nosegay- 
flowered, pinkish salmon in colour, tinted with 
orange in the young flowers, and was both distinct 
and good. A grand lot of Ivy-leaved varieties was 
sent up from the Chiswick Gardens, where Mr. 
Barron has grown them most successfully. 
Cut-Flowers, 24 show varieties: 1st, Mr. C. 
Turner, who made a- good display. The best were 
Maid of Honour, Despot, Bertie, Forester, Isabella, 
Victory, Sovereign, very fine in colour; Exile, 
Goliath, Crusader, Covenanter, &e.—24 zonal varie¬ 
ties : 1st, Mr. H. Cannell, the most striking being 
Robert Burns, Livingstone, Colonel Seeley, Tom- 
Bowling, Lady Sheffield, Mrs. Newdegate, Dr. 
Denny, Mrs. Wliiteley, Astarte, Amazon, and 
Jealousy. 2nd, Mr. Burley.—24 double-flowered : 
1st, Mr. Cannell. The best were Victor Lemoine, 
J. C. Rodbard, Littre, Cremona, Louis Buchner, 
Eugene Bandouin, &c. Mr. Cannell had also cut 
blooms of New Life and other newer varieties. 
The show was greatly helped by the large and 
excellent collection of Pelargoniums brought up 
from Chiswick ; by Mr. Turner’s specimens of the 
newer show kinds, which are being grown on into 
size for exhibition; and by a fine collection of de¬ 
corative Pelargoniums from Mr. A. Brown, of 
Hendon, perfect in every respect as market 
specimens.—M. 
THE ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP 
SOCIETY. 
HE annual exhibition of this Society, 
originally announced for June 1, was 
held a week earlier, May 25, in con¬ 
sequence of the blooms having reached the 
show condition sooner than was anticipated. 
The show was held at the gardens of the Royal 
Botanical and Horticultural Society of Man¬ 
chester, at Old Trafford. As an exhibition, it 
fell considerably short of last year’s proportions, 
owing, in part, to the inclement character of 
